Saint Fan CaM

There will never be a better opportunity...for the Academy lads to step up to the plate and be counted. Can't honestly see the club spending on a replacement striker at this stage or indeed any other players. Only exception is if Cork goes this window - then a replacement might be brought in - perhaps on a loan to buy deal.

Yep, Mane has been on fire in his international appearances...so many assists and goals...he's going to come back and go straight into the team and be the saviour. Meanwhile, back in the real world...

Well at least someone has an ounce of common sense. Either that or you're not a hormonal 13 year old internet warrior who has no interest in other people's views (unlike some on here). Anyone would think a prediction of 1-1 was a bad thing...oh how things have changed for the little darlings.

We should smash them but we won't....it will likely be a 1-1 tense draw and the start of our 2nd blip resulting in a slip down to 7th in the table. The thin squad effect will finally catch us up.

Oh well, not too miserable I missed that. Did their supporters take over the Northam again nullifying our vocal fans? Pretty usual fayre from Saints to be honest and with injuries this was always going to be a banana skin. Incredible that so many top teams went out to lower league opposition and fair play to them...that's the FA Cup. Looking forward to seeing MOTD as a neutral for all the other games this evening. Onwards and well...onwards I suppose with the league. Koeman really needs to think carefully about the squad make-up now...he's seen what can happen when we're up against lower half teams who want to scrap and win.

Hard to believe this is a sell-out. And with no streaming or TV, it's back to the bad old days of Merrington on Solent then.

Hope we keep Toby and Bertrand first and foremost. Clyne wants out I understand to a London club, but it would be great to keep him. Morgan would be fantastic to keep, but I think he will end up going and with Reed looking really good I'm relaxed about it. Cork I like and hope he stays, but there are u-21 players waiting for their chance so no disaster if he goes. Also hope we sign Elia...real deal player who appears to love it here.

Can't see us winning this...has banana skin feel. Pens disaster?

This guy is better than Mane and Tadic and I like the way he talks about the club, the fans and the gaffer. Really hope he keeps it up and we keep hold of him.

I am tempted to say I would forfeit all the other games for just wins against QPR and Liverpool. REALLY do not to lose those games and so I hope our squad is back to full strength by the Pool game.

By my rough reckoning there's 38 points to be had at worst. No idea if that will be enough though.

This has got defeat written all over it. 2-1 if we're lucky thanks to a depleted squad.

IMO he's a better all round package than Mane - hope we keep him to give Mane and Tadic competition.

Need a goal scoring striker - Kane would be a perfect fit, but not achievable. Ings will no move apparently. Ashley Barnes might be a good shout perhaps.

Top drawer result - perhaps now they'll all start believing? Doubt it...little old Southampton...blah blah.

Good points. 3-1 Utd then.

We'll lose this 4-1. With no injuries they will be too strong. Sorry to burst some bubbles.

Best solution by far is to protect the Northam home blocks by swapping sides with the away fans and then extending the away blocks into the Kingsland corner. Keeps the away fans near to Britania Rd and allows the home kop to combine with Itchen thus allowing more coordinated and louder Saints support. The logistics of getting away supporters into coaches for Policing purposes is easily sorted with minimal spend by the club. This needs implementing as soon as possible IMO.

That might be possible perhaps, but the key to a solution is to swap the home Northam side with the away Northam blocks. Provides an opportunity to maintain a strong home 'kop' and also provides a solution to marshalling away fans out of the stadium to their coaches. Frankly the level of trouble nowadays suggests there is little need for the Police to worry about the vast majority of away fans - the dorks that want a scrap will find a way to do so regardless of the segregation in place at SMS. IMO the club need to act...this is an entertainmemt business where atmosphere is integral to the experience and nullifying home support is a massive shot in the foot.

Adkins returns to his spiritual home to finish what he started?

Easily dealt with by creating a fenced walkway from the carpark at Northam/Kingsland corner round the back of the car park and down to an away in/out gate on Brittania Rd?

The easy and straightforward answer is to swap home Northern with away Northern sections - i.e. Away section starts block 43 and stretches around to 42-35 depending on the size of crowd. This would allow our 'Northern Kop' never to be changed from blocks 44 to 48 and Itchen 01-03. It would allow away fans to be herded onto buses etc in the car park or away from the Stadium over the bridge. It would just mean creating a ticket office on the Kingsland north corner somewhere which would be easy. Seriously - I don't think I want to experience such a poor atmos in a game at SMS again. Wake up Saints FC and act.

Heard he's off this window from an ok source, but not sure I believe it will happen.

Atmosphere was rubbish today caused largely by the manner in which our most vocal home supporters are split usunder by the stupid seating policy for away fans. Give them half the Itchen or find a way to herd them in the Chapel. Add this to kids spilling coke all over the place and for me the enjoyment of the occasion was spoilt. As far as the team were concerned I thought they all had a fair game except Tadic who was just a waste of a jersey today - Isgrove was far better and into the game. Incidentally, as far as Morgan is concerned, I've been told he's off this window. Not sure I believe it, but the source (friend of a coach) seems believable.

Rogers seems to be messing things up royally at Pool - I would prefer Lambert stayed put and remained ineffective against us frankly. Love him to bits, but he made his nest etc....